Wednesday, 24 October 2012

Deep Floral Haze

Fabulous Sarah at Misfits Vintage declared this FLORAL WEEK, rather "arbitrarily" and only lasting as long as she felt like it - that's my kind of Floral Week. Doesn't she look fabulous in that floral-splashed coat that Vix gave her?

Today was dark and dreary so I decided that perhaps a little floral therapy would be good medicine. I stumbled to my closet - think of me here as Pig-Pen in Charlie Brown both in my state of mind and dress - and tugged out this maxi dress, praying for floral healing powers. Then, SHAZAM, POOF!

Suddenly I awoke and the world embraced me, it drew me to her bosom and whispered, "My pet, we are one again." Aglow, I skipped downtown with beatific joy until a smiling gentle soul greeted me with, "Snap out of it, biotch!" Bwa-ha-ha. No, that didn't happen at all. But the florals did pick up my mood. I'd say those sneaky flowers reduced my grumbling by, oh, 50 percent, which is pretty darned good.

Details of the ensemble:

vintage homemade maxi dress, thrifted

ankle boots, retail

white maxi slip, thrifted

black coat, retail

red wool beret, thrifted

oversized aubergine silk blouse, hand-me-over

I always look like that photo above when I'm cold, my collar turned up as high as possible, as if that's going to make the cold go away.

So happy florals! I found a few other florals growing in my closet while I was rooting around. I never know what I'll turn up. I hope you're all having a great week. I love that song Deep Purple. Bring it on!

30 comments:

Your floral week celebration is impeccable!That dress could turn even the grayest of the days into a sparkling carnival of joy and euphoria!The red beret adds a smart touch to an outfit that is already flawless!Dear Melanie you rock!!Love

If florals can reduce grumpiness by a significant amount, I think I should wear them head to toe. Every day...I certainly couldn't be grumpy if I bumped into you in that fabulous frock, with your coat collar turned up like a Cold War spy. Melanie does Deep Purple! You are FULL of surprises, I like that in a person! xxxx

Ah,yes, a good splash of floral brightens my mood and that of those around me!Flowers just make people happy,period!I expect it's the Spring reference;gawd knows I'm all aglow when the Spring bulbs start springing up...(boom BOOM!)Fab frock,I do love a homemade vintage frock! They always give me a warm feeling!I love to think about the history of a frock,and it just has so much more when it was homemade.This one is such pretty fabric!XXXXXXXXXXX

Florals, huh? Well, since you did it, I guess I can try. I haven't done florals since the 80's, with my off the shoulder, black floral Victoria's Secret dress. Some things should stay in the past. But I'm game. After all, if Comme Des Garcons can do florals, I guess I can too. But give me a minute. I need to figure this out.

You look amazing, so effortless and artsy, that I'm ready to be a part of the bouquet. You make it look so inviting. Hopefully I won't wilt too early.